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Consultant
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Phone: 09 638 4838
Mobile: 021 658 223
Anna Sullivan, Consultant, Cognition
B.Ed, Dip Tchg
Anna Sullivan is a consultant in our education consultancy team. Anna is currently the consortium manager for Te Toi Tupu - Leading Learning Network, a group of five organisations - Cognition, CORE education, University of Waikato, Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development and NZCER - who have a series of contracts with the Ministry of Education to deliver professional learning and development to New Zealand schools. Anna is also involved in Cognition's Visible Learning Plus team, carries out quality assurance of the company's projects and develops plans and proposals for New Zealand and off-shore work.
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Principal Consultant
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Mobile:021 020 90190
Dr Barbara Disley ONZM, Dip Health Management, BA Hon Special Education (Macquarie University), Ph.D (Macquarie University)
Barbara has an extensive career working in education and mental health. She has held a number of senior public positions including Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, membership of the Director General of Health’s Advisory group on the development of the Health Goals, and the Suicide Prevention Strategy Group.
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Consultant
BA (Hons) PGDipTeaching
Phone: +60 012 6427 685
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Chris Henderson is a consultant with a background in international community development. Regionally Chris specializes in South and South East Asia; He has previously worked in Indonesia and the Philippines and speaks Indonesian. He has classroom experience as a Geography teacher, and is passionate about the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development in low decile New Zealand Schools. His work has also focused on the role of teachers and young people in supporting disaster resilience and recovery practices, and in this area Chris has designed and facilitated international workshops for the United Nations Environment Program and UNESCO. |
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Consultant
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Phone: 09 638 4829
Mobile: 027 296 8115
Christine Jager MEd(Hons) Dip Tchng
Chris joined Cognition Education as an ICT curriculum specialist supporting Cognition teams engaged in schooling improvement in the Middle East. She has worked in a range of Cognition’s New Zealand professional development and support projects and is currently Northern Region team leader for the national Blended eLearning PLD programme. She has a wealth of experience in the management of professional support projects and knows the importance of recognising the unique culture within schools and the diverse professional learning needs of teachers.
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Consultancy Operations Manager
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Phone: 09 638 4821
Mobile:027 476 0076
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Ed D, University of Auckland - 2006
(When Worlds Collide: Information and Communication Technologies, English Teachers and High Stakes Assessment)
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Associate: Institute of Education, University of London - 1996
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Master of Education Admin, 1st Class Honours, Massey University - 1994
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Bachelor of Arts, Massey University - 1976
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Diploma of Teaching, TTC – 1977
Dr Phil Coogan is a well-respected educator with a background in secondary school English teaching, teacher education and teacher professional development. He has been a Commonwealth Fellow, president of the NZ Association of Teachers of English and is an associate of the University of London Institute of Education.
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Principal Consultant – QAA & Training
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Phone: 09 638 4781
Mobile: 027 274 1277
Kathryn Hodson, B Tching & Lng, Dip Ed Man
Kathryn Hodson has significant experience in primary and lower secondary schools, having worked in rural and urban schools both as a teacher, school leader and a professional learning and development provider.
Kathryn has worked in New Zealand schools and in Cognition’s international school reform projects.
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Research Analyst
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Phone: 09 638 4827
Komathi Kolandai-Matchett, BSc (Hons.), MSc., PhD
As Project Coordinator of an award winning WWF Environmental Education Project, Komathi developed, delivered and evaluated a range of education programmes for teachers, journalists, and the public. Her research experiences, both quantitative and qualitative, include work with the World Fish Center, University of Canterbury, and Lincoln University. Currently, as Research Analyst with Cognition, Komathi draws from these experiences in planning and implementing effective research and evaluation work for Cognition’s clients.
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Consultant
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Phone: 09 638 4804
Mobile: 027 285 3007
Maria holds a Bachelor of Teaching degree and is a qualified Project Manager. She joined Cognition Education in 2002 and has worked extensively in the field of website quality assurance, management and facilitation of communities of practice. She was part of a core group who worked closely with the Ministry of Education to move TKI forward during the rapid changes in technologies and the advent of Web 2.0 tools and social networking.
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Consultant 
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Phone: 09 638 4834
Mobile: 027 272 0704
Of Te Rarawa, Tainui and Croatian descent Micheal brings a wealth of school leadership and management, curriculum and governance expertise to Cognition. Micheal's classroom experience covers both mainstream and Maori Immersion classrooms at year 1 - 8 in decile 1 - 9 schools. He is a senior consultant within the organisation having lead project both in New Zealand and in the United Arab Emirates. One of Micheal's key responsibilities is to facilitate and lead the organisations' bi-cultural initiatives and approaches. |
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Senior Analyst/Evaluator
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Phone: 09 638 4772
Mobile: 021 278 1337
Patricia Vermillion Peirce, BA, MA, MPhil, PhD
Patricia has designed and implemented research and evaluation programmes in universities in New Zealand, England, Japan and the Netherlands, and as well for both the public and private sector within New Zealand and Malaysia. Patricia's experience covers evaluation planning, facilitation and model development, as well as quantitative and qualitative sampling, tool design and analysis. She has also taught evaluation to public sector employees in Qatar, in addition to both graduate and undergraduate courses in research design.
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Principal Consultant - Consulting
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Phone: 09 638 4759
Mobile: 027 626 8286
BSc, M Ed Stu (Mathematics Education), Dip Tchg
Pip Arnold joined Cognition in 2010 bringing with her an extensive background in mathematics and statistics education, teacher professional development, curriculum development and assessment. Pip is developing the senior secondary guides – mathematics and statistics for TKI. Pip’s background in teacher professional development started in 1990 when she trained as a workshop leader.
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Consultant
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Phone: 09 638 4832
Mobile: 021 272 0633
Therese Ireland-Smith brings a breadth of expertise, energy and leadership to our team particularly in the secondary school sector. From early childhood to tertiary institutions she has fulfilled roles in teaching, research, advocacy, national and international educational advisory, national curriculum leadership, governance, senior management and recent principalship.
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Research Analyst
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Phone: 09 638 4843
Tista Lythe BA, Dip Tchg
Tista has worked as a secondary school teacher, database developer and research analyst. Currently Tista is involved in numerous projects both as a project coordinator and analyst. Her most recent involvement includes the supported playgroups evaluation, visible learning plus programme and the longitudinal evaluation of students from a refugee background in New Zealand schools. When not at work Tista’s interests include travel, cooking and spending time with her young family. |
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Consultant
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Mobile: 027 452 2746
From a varied secondary school education background, including national NCEA roles, Tracy’s expertise revolves around the use and integration of digital technology in teaching and learning. Tracy currently represents Cognition as the project leader for the Ministry of Education's national blended e-Learning project. In down time, Tracy can be seen spending time on the Hauraki Gulf and exploring the sights of the Coromandel Peninsula. |
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